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Is Trump the New Obama?

Possible Regulatory Enforcement Against Business After All

Immigration is now the focus of the Trump administration. Last year, ICE released "Guidance for Employers Conducting Internal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Audits." Employers would do well to review and familiarize themselves with it. Additionally, employers should also seek the advice of competent counsel to ensure their self-audits are useful without creating the smoking gun that the government audits are hoping to find.

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Ever since Donald Trump was elected President, businesses throughout the United States have expected a lessening of the pervasive regulatory regime in place under the Obama Administration. This expectation has come as a result of President’s Trump’s own rhetoric, and comments by key members of his Administration. President Trump has publicly stated his opinion that “Excessive regulation is killing jobs.” In addition, former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon had voiced the goal of the “deconstruction of the administrative state.” However, employers should expect one major exception: immigration.

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